■ - <«.>•: il$S • : >; ■ i .'5*' ' •' • •'* v., i' •i: ■Wv'g*w\ ',. u*-n. ■ f &r •'C* V ^.v _' *%p.. , ■ ;T ' -M > !' '«* ir. A>" 1 <% f I wv * .4-4- > ^ Bowie Cotton Men J - Face $20,000 Fraud Warrants Out for Gaston Alex- andre and E. D. Hudspeth Cut The vWeights Charges of swindling in the amount of $20,000 have been filed against Gaston Alexandre and E. D. Hudspeth, late of the cot- ton firm of Hudspeth, Alexandre and Co. of Bowie, because of a fraud alleged to have been per- petrated two weeks ago on the Galveston exporting firm of W. L. Moody & Co. Warrants have been issued for both men, who settled with the Bowie banks and left immediately after the transaction. Sheriff W. G. Bral- ley has traced Alexandre to Paris, France, and Hudspeth to Los Angeles, Cal. Information to this effect was secured from the representative of the Moody firm in Fort Worth Thursday and confirmed in a .- long distance conversation with the county attorney of Montague cou...

SSSS99 i" wfV^-. «—■ = =a= wmm< 1111 I nil II . I 1-" t I mall I uI «in "i I i ir ' u ■ i i —iijjh 111 iimamiunum i > nimai " i i j -- ■ .1 T1 T ' 1 IPl 1 *wm I J * ■■ m 11 m ja*. I wakiia a i mi i> I nieiw Ss I ;JlLjk MJ. lt! ' I! mmmmmmmmmmmmrnrnm JJ HAVE Been added to our stock of Hardware and Furniture and we are therefore better ^ prepaired to ^erve our custdmefrs." Our bDsiQess^ls growing vefy fast, each month ltfift*88«11III showing a gain a*^ it is evident that this is the "PLACE TO GET WHAT YOU WANT AND THE NOST OF THE BEST*FOR THE LEAST MONEY. We invite the trade of Crosbyton ■ KSI — Territory to call and see us. I a & Perdue, West Broadway, <3* Lubbock, Texas cted Meeting Post- poned Gone Texas, Apr. 61910. ^Editor Crosbyton Review, ^gf'DearSir: It will be impossible for Bro. Graham to reach Crosbyton at the time announced. It will feg Saturday nigrht before the third Sunday, please make the change .i -your paper. Respectfully, " G. A. Lambreth. Everybody ...

, ~r- • • ' I 1 I I Cordially invites you to make his Store headquarters while in Lub- bock and inspect the largest and most complete stock of Furniture and floor coverings in the south Plains Country. Correct prices insured. W. E. ROBINSON FURNITURE AND UNDERTAKING, LUBBOCK. THE PANATORIUM TAILOR SHOP1 All kinds of Cleaning and pressing LADIES WORK A SPECIALTY. SHOTWELL & DEBARDLEPEN PROP'S. Phone 342 Lubbock, Texas Three Banks For Spur. Three Banks With A Total Capi- tal Of $175,000 Will Be A- mong The Assets Of Spur Attention I Attention JI If your Horse, Cow or Mule can chew it at all Davidsons Feed Store Has It. Lubbock, Texas. Aside from Spur Natinal Bank already established in the city with a capital stock of 100,000.00, two other banks, the First State and Farmers and Merchants Sta- te Bank, have been organized and ^re now making prepara- tions to open up for business at the very earliest possible mom- ent. The first State Bank will have a capital of $50,000.00 and the F...

' i Sal "jt jK \rv '':/ nt ®r 4' * !-T .(■':, \ /- '\ • ! \ ■IP . ' • w mi1" '• - }y"^SMpira^ r" ■$' .yjfe'jT Mmmmm m ■ f ; - *"? ' ; 1 Wtwwper For The Whole People Of The Soutfi Plains Of Texas. VOL. 2. CROSBYTON, CROSBY COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 1910. > • Say! Here's $1,000 Bonus -If You Want More Let Me Know—I Want the Railroad. 40,000 Petition For Vote in Oklahoma Ask Constiutional Amendment Eliminating The Word Male Leader Scorns Action Washington, April 15.—'The report of the Oklahoma Woman Suffrage association presented today to the national convention by President Kate H. Biggers show3 that the women of the new state are leading a deter- mined fight. A petition bearing nearly 40,000 signers .to strike the word "male" from the7state constitution has been prepared and asks that the question be submitted to the voters at the next special or regular election in Oklahoma in 1910. Mrs.. Biggers reported that one of the surprises in store came when they presented the pe...

' — —■ . •••••< . .. ■ ** —' • ' - •:,■■■ ■■/■■{'' :v ■ •■' - . ,.v- i.. -•.v . .;••• * ' v>Vv? Ip tY1, MSm Blacksmith and Wi MX 'p;. Having had thirty shoeing we solicit yoj anteed. North Sil torse Shoeing a Specialty irs experience in horse Everything guar- Square,Floydada, Texas. Edwards & Edgar ir f f b TTTxxjTTT TTTTTTTTT*t3ta w i Kt; |S ft? Si CORRESPONDENCE rr FROM OVER THE COUNTY C?..: iK t ■ m .v>. !* > ,?' i Hssfc >i ' r-v-'Av ssp SK® IS !fc^.v' ■sj|tej7 Cone Doings* jCone is still at the front, hope it will never be any other way. Corrol Littlefield and family from£!ausey N. M. are back in the land of living. He says Mexico is all right, but it has been so dry that they couldn't make enough to do then), but of qourse that hasn't been the only dry place! Mr. Ragle has his land in fine shape for planting. He has al- ready planted some. Mr. R. E. Chapman is sick but think he is improving hope to see him well very soon. Mrs. J. S Cone's mother and father fr...

iMimLiii IMIBMMIMiW State Bank Balafnce Subject To Withdrawals. - ' " * V - ?;/:*■. 'V ' *v • ' •' v. "' Austin .April 14. — Commission- er Hawkins of the insurance and banking department has }>een ad- vised by L. O. Murray, national comptroller of currency, that i ir IY 1 A balances with banks other than national banks are now held not to be loans, where subject to withdrawal. This ruling permits a national bank to carry daily balances with state banks and is consid- ered very favorable. J. A. Parks and Miss Johnson, Jack Pyle antf Miss Gunn spent Sunday in the Canon and Jack jumped off a bluff and sprained his left ankle very badly. He is notable to work on account of the accident and is "hangi orat^~atttre~Su[jpiy Store: Trim your finger nails and the cow will appreciate it when you go to milk her. " Mr. A. TJ. Dees who has been out with the surveying bunch, came in-home Tuesday with the mumps. We arfe about to convince our friend Col. P. B. Watrous, that he is a terrible wind...

.3® :%'i- -' 4-, V 9 h~ ■ r | |jJK -> ~v^ T HE S T .., ^ . • .J We handle a complete E T H ATS *4\ s -*H e and they are t Grocery Com £ocal ^Motes • SPerfiaps iJt's 0^(ere Live Items of General Interest About Yourself and Friends. ■ >J- 111 1 o W.B. Williams and family was in Crosbyton Saturday. Have you signed a Bonus obli- gation yet for the Crosbyton South Plains Railroad. B. S. K ing and wife of Farmers- viile, passed through Crosbyton en-route to Cone last Saturday. T. C. Mathies made a trip to Emma, Saturday returning in the evening. , J. J. Stingley of Dickens has been visiting B. F. Hinesfor the past few days. Miss Mary Boggs, of Redland, New Mexico arrived in Crosby- ton last Friday, she expects to be here for sometime. W. B. Gainer and Mr. Talty of Emma were in Crosbyton t^his week and say that every- thing is fine and dandy over at the county! seat. Quite a nice lot of ice last Saturday morning but no harm was done to the fruits and vege- tables. T. C. Mathies has s...

JV-. JLr~ MV ■* ' • lr-*' Sllti Bf TJ" Editor Turner of the Lubbock Avalanche Spends Night and Part of Two days In Our City-Is Well Pleased with the Outlook (This should have appeared last week but was unavoidably left out.) . . It was oar pleasure to enter- tain in our city last Frichy even- ing and part of Saturday, editor Turner of the Lubbock Avalanc he of Lubbock Texas. Mr. Turner is one of the beat editors, ia the , west and is one that booms all the country alike. He has been in the west for several years and has seen the rapid developments of many of the western cities, and it is a pleasure to meet and do business with such men as Mr. Turner. The paper he is with at present has been one of the greatest factors in develop- ments on the plains and it has at all times fought for, its city, its county and the plains in general. Mr. Turner was out for a little rest, and was on his way to Spur where he expects to spend some days in looking around and shak- ing the hands of the bui...

MM HPlHi 'kl yiljjfiw i m"'dkvA >' ["*1V.k,; liS® c «S ' 4— «t Dealer in Everything for the Household, Ff#m, Ranch and Trail. 1 I * f/l;'' t§ I lis ite I?*-- : i B Wm *1' "♦*. . .K . • -v' •: • -—* ; t • . The managerof the Supply Store is in the northern markets this month and no doubt when he returns wTHshave some good news fof* us regarding the new goods that he will purchase while thehs. We already haWone of the most up-to-date stock of goods orrthe plains and not onlythat but have tffe largest stock to be found in this part of the Country, We handle EVKRYTHI NO Jmat is needed for "the household, farm, ranch and trail," and if you are alreadva customer you know that everything is dependable merchandise; if you are not, ofie vi^it \p the store wilt convince you. We invite you to visit us and get our prices, andthen"i|^'ou feel that'we can save you money we will appreciate your trade. 1 ^ i o '"V , I j r...- j f; I- \ The 0 is one that We can depend upon, it is the kind that yo...

MBSSSSHSSffiffi ■wggf maxsmp tM&M mi 'q'y^n: The South Plains Of Tun 11.1.11 m: p K !•' ft , ; my > > CROSBYTON, CROSBY COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 1910. Hark Twain Dies ;--£> at' B L iSSfc; Had Hopes of Recovery fiiit End Came Sooner Than Was ... Expected. £'*■ >: ■ L I.: -,>r f ' §:>' ' iv.VV^AvS''';: mm A Redding, Conn. April 22—Sam uel Langhorn Clemens, (Mark - Twain,) Pilot, printer, author and lecturer, died in this city at 6:30 o'clock tonight of angina pectoris. He lapsed into coma at 3 o'clock from which he never recovered. The day before the end, and after having passed the first night of natural sleep, since his return from Bermuda, he appeared cheerfui, recognized his daughter, and for a short \ time recovery was hoped for. Just before 3 o,clock, however, and shortly after he had written _von a slip of paper the words; "give me my glasses" he sank into a state of coma which ended 'in that dreamless sleep which kisses down hise>elids still....

, i u, ' ! - V-. ■■SKI rCTT-fr* v>, anpgai smmei SIH® ... isgasL m •. • It^ Grand Ball 4-.;'>v E. ROBINSON O • C~r> • <*> • <#0 • <•> • <5k> • C- Ml ■' '• ■ Cordially invites you to make his Store headquarters while in Lub- « bock and inspect the largest and most complete stock of Furniture and floor coverings in the south _ Plains Country. Correct prices insured. W. E. ROBINSON FURNITURE AND UNDERTAKING, LUBBOCK. £■ -N-Band. The Crosbyton -N- Band ia making progress that few bands make, considering the amount of practice they have had, but the boys are practicing more earnestly now than ever, and if they keep their good work up they will be able to play for the picnics and other entertainments that will need a band this sum- mer. We are informed that they will give a free concert now in a very short time, and then later on they intend to put on a home talent play, and with the material that is in the band they are bound to make a success. The band has ...